LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is a global, independent chemical company and was
incorporated, as a Naamloze Vennootschap, under Dutch law on October 15, 2009.
Unless otherwise indicated, the "Company," "we," "our," "us" and
"LyondellBasell" are used in this report to refer to the businesses of
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. and its consolidated subsidiaries. We are one of
the world's top independent chemical companies based on revenues.
We participate globally across the petrochemical value chain and are an industry
leader in many of our product lines. Our chemicals businesses consist primarily
of large processing plants that convert large volumes of liquid and gaseous
hydrocarbon feedstocks into plastic resins and other chemicals. Our chemical
products tend to be basic building blocks for other chemicals and plastics. Our
plastic products are used in large volumes as well as smaller specialty
applications.